Red Roofs and Other Stories (Michigan Monograph Series in - download pdf or read online

By Jun'ichiro Tanizaki,Paul McCarthy,Anthony Chambers

ISBN-10: 0472053272

ISBN-13: 9780472053278

ISBN-10: 0472073273

ISBN-13: 9780472073276

Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886–1965), the writer of Naomi; A Cat, a guy, and Women; and The Makioka Sisters, used to be one of many nice writers of the 20th century. The 4 tales during this quantity date from the 1st and moment a long time of Tanizaki’s lengthy profession and replicate issues that seem all through his paintings: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism, contrasts among conventional and sleek societies, disparities among visual appeal and fact, the facility of goals, amorality, an curiosity in cinema, and a fascination with the concepts of storytelling. The stories—translated into English right here for the 1st time—are: “The unusual Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga” (“Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi,” 1926), “A evening in Qinhuai” (“Shinwai no yo,” 1919), “The Magician” (“Majutsushi,” 1917), and “Red Roofs” (“Akai yane,” 1925).

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